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VOL. 6. Hewson, McDougall & Seaman
EG leave te acknowledge thanks to the public generally for the very liberal pat ronage extended to them since commencin business, and intimate that they have on han a large and select stock of material for the manufacture of Sleighs, etc. They have re- cently received photos of all the latest prize sleighs of the Ottawa Exhibition. Parties re- uiring new sleighs would do well to call at their factory and examine before ordering elsewhere.
They keep on hand and make to order Top Buggies, Phaetons, the famous Dexter Spring Wagons, and carriages of every description. Repairing of all kinds done with neatness and despatch, and warranted to give satisfaction to those who favor them with a call, at prices to suit the times,
N. B.—Parties having their Sleighs repaired and painted would do well to leave them at ence in order to have them in time for the first snow.
a@ Wagons stored at moderate charges. Parties having their wagons repaired and. painted in the spring will have them stored free of charge for the winter.
Ch’town, Oct 27th, 1879.
BRITISH AMERICA
Assurance Company. FIRE AND MARINE.
Cash Capital & Assets» $1,176 49145
INCORPORATED 1833. Head Office, - Toronto, Ont.
tisks taken on all descriptionsfof Property at lowest rates.
PROMPT SETTLEMENT OF LOSSES. HORACE HASZARD, Agent.
Office, South Side Queen Square. July 10, 1879.
QUEEN INSURANCE OY,
OF ENGLAND.
CAPITAL, . . TWO MILLIONS STERLING,
NSURANCE effected on all kinds of Build- ings, Merchandise and Produce. Also, op Vous on the stocks. , Special rates for isolated residences, Losses settled promptly. GEORGE MACLEOD (Union Bank), Agent for Prince Edward Island June, 1877-—-
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FARM TO LET.
E Farm and Brickyard in Lot 48, known as Brickimaker’s Point, containing 50
acres, Apply to W. H. STEWART, London House. Nov. 14, '79.3 wks, 2aw patn e 3i
No. 35 Water St.,
Uharlottetown.
Prince Edward Island Branch
—OF THE—
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE FIRE AND LIFE.
INSURANCE CO.
Subscribed Capital, $9,733,332.00
Paid up Capital, - 1,216,666.00 CHIEF OFFPICES—Edinburgh, 64 Princess Street ; London, 61 Threadneedle Street.
Nine-Tenths of the Profits of the Life Assur- ance Business are divided every Five Years, The Tables of ates are moderate.
Fire Insurances effected on nearly every description of Property, at the LOWEST RATES ef Premium. corresponding to the nature of the risk. 3
Losses settled with promptitude and liber-
ality. G. W. DEBLOIs, General Agent. Dec, 14.
MAIL NOTICE.
AILS for Great Britain will be closed at
10 o’clock, p. m., ‘on THURSDAY in
each week, to forwarded via Pictou,
for Canadian mail, steamers leaving Halifax every Saturday.
A mai! will be closed on Friday, the 21st inst., at 10 rp. »., for mail steamers leaving Halifax on Tuesday, the 25th, and supplemen- tary matter wil! also be forwarded by MON- DAY evening's boat for Pictou.
Mails to be forwarded vta steamers to Pictou will be closed after the 22nd inst., on every MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY, and SATURDAY. at 5 o'clock a.m, until close of mavigatlon.
Mails to be forwarded via Summerside and Shediac will be closed at 5.30 a.m.; also for Summerside direct at 5 p.m., and for George- town, Souris and places on those routes at 6 e’clock a. m., daily.
Post Office open from 8, a.m., till 9, p. m.
A. A. MACDONALD, _Postmaster.
Post Office Charlottetown, Nov, 20th, 1879,
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GENTLEMEN:
\ YE HAVE ABOUT COMPLETED THE
Most Choice Collection
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SCOTCH TWEEDS,
Canadian Tweeds, West of England
CLOTHS,
Overcoatings,
&., &e., &e.,
We have yet offered to the Public.
Manufactured on the Premises
IN THE
LATEST STYLES
And With Despatch. BEER & SONS.
Oct. 11, 1879.—tf
RAISINS.
100 boxes NEW LAYERS; 100 “ VALENCIA,
CARVELL BROS. Nov. 20, 1879—2aw 2w
In Stock and Daily Expected,
The py The Largest VT Best Stock a Qualities mae Ve ae? ea eS The 8 laos Cheapest ra Assortment
OF ENVELOPES IN P. E. ISLAND, By Quarter, Half and whole Thousands,
C. HERBERT HASZARD,
: 18 Queen Street Nov. 13, 187y—1lm
BISCUITS |
NICE LOT OF PEEK FREEN;S celebrated English Biscuits at BEER & GOFF’S.
Nov. 1, 1879.
BASKETS!
EW STOCK of over 5QQ—cheapest lot yet, at
BEER & GOFF’S. Nov. 1, 1879.
SALT! SALT!
And Mackerel Barrels, FOR SALE,
DAVID SMALL,
Queen Street Charlottetown, Oct. 13, 1879—tf
1,000 lbs. MOIR & KEILER’S
CELEBRATED
Jams and Marmalade |
ARMALADE 22 cents per lb., in bulk ; a7 lb. tin for $1.35; 1&2 Ib. tins at 25 cents per lb.; 1 lb. crocks, 28 cents.
JAM 25 cents per lb. in bulk ; 1 1b. crocks 28 cents.
Strawbery, Raspbery,Black & Red Currant, Gooseberry, Green- gage, Damson and Plum Jams,| at
BEER & GOFP'S.
Nov. 1, 1875.
Valuable Property for Sale,
O BE SOLD, all that part of Town Lot No, ‘1 74, in the first hundred of Town Lots in Charlottetown; having a front of 67 feet, Dor- ehester Street, and running back 80 feet, to- gether with the ——— ereon erected.
For further particu apply to Messrs,
Hopeson & McLgop Charlottetown.
Sept. 18, 1879.
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND,
PENKINS & TERNS
Invite the attention of buyers to their large, well as-
sorted, and
CHHAP STOCK,
of the following goods:
MANTLE CLOTHS, ULSTER CLOTHS, TWEED SUITINGS, WORSTED COATINGS, WHITE‘FLANNELS, SCARLET FLANNELS
SHIRTING FLANNELS, FRENCH TWILL FLANNELS.
20:
DRESS GOODS.
A large variety of the
Newest Materials,
and Trimmings to suit.
Plain, Checked & Plaid
WINCEYS,
of the best value.
FUR MUFFS,
COLLARS & TIES, in Seal, Mink, Astrachan, &c.,
GREBE MUFF,
AND
Grebe Trimmings.
KNIT WOOL G00DS,
of every descripting froma 5c.
pair Bootees to a “PEG Worrine- ton” combination Scarf & Hood.
Black Silk Fringes,
a very large variety good & cheap
nme
All of the above extra good value.
UMS TOS.
Ch’town, Nov. 4, 1879,
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Correspondence.
the statements or opinions of our correspondents.
The Northern Light and Winter Mail Service.
To the Editor of the Examiner.
Deak Siz,—Althoughthe Island Press, with one or two exceptions, is remarkably reticent and very non-commital at present in regard to the proposed new arrangements in our winter mail service, I presume that editors are anxious to see all parts of the Island treated fairly and are not disposed to allow one section of the country to be wronged— especially when the general welfare of the public is not advanced—in order to gratify the whims and crotchets of any man or body of men.
According to the terma of the original contract, the P. E. Island Steam Naviga- tion Company was bound to run a boat be- tween Georgetown and Pictou. On the lst of June, 1876, the Postmaster General, acting, no doubt, under the advice of one more interested in the Company than the county he represented, agreed to substitute for the service between Georgetown and Pictou, a service between Charlottetown and Pictou. Since then, Georgetown has been deprived of its rightful share of steam- boat accommodation. This injustice to King’s County was in some degree con- doned by the services of the winter steamer. The Northern Light, after a certain amount of unaccountable manceuvering in Char- lettetown Harber, was placed on the Georgetown and Pictou route ; and, not- withstanding any amount ef adverse criti- cism and unreasonable grumbling—while under the control of Capt. Sewell—per- formed her work well. At first, such epi- thets as ‘‘ fraud,” ‘“‘ failure,” etc., wero freely used in describing some of ker first attempts at crossing the Straits. Tho pub- lic was led to believe that she was nothing moro or less than an expensive, worthless experiment, planned and constructed by some mad-cap or other of Point Levi, near Quobec. On the verge of being utterly and hopelessly condemned, the Northern Light was placed under the command of Capt. Sewell, her builder—the man who, better than any one else, knew her capabilities. What was the result? Nearly every indi- vidual on board, it is said, officers as well as men, were prejudiced against and jeal ous at Capt. Sewell taking charge. ‘The utmost magnaminity did not prevail on board. Still, in the tace of many difficul- ties and disadvantages, he succeeded in successfully crossing the Straits and con- tinued to do so with such wonderful regu- larity that people began to look upon the feasibility of crossing the Straits, for the greater part of the winter months, as set- tled beyond doubt. Then the former cap- tain was again re-instated, and then follow- ed another winter of our discontent.
Of late, however,confidence in the strength and capability of the Northern Light, even under her present management, has been gaining ground. Last winter, as is well known, was an unusually cold and stormy one. Nevertheless, the Northern Light did well, and it fis contidently believed that if she had not been sent on that ‘‘ wild goose chase” to Pugwash, or Amherst, or some other outlandish place to become disabled, she could and would have plied regularly on her old route between Georgetown and Pictou, during the entire winter.
But whatever difference of opinion may be entertained as to the suitability of the Northern Light forjthe old route, no apology can be offered for the utter folly of sending her to the Capes this winter as contem- plated by the Minister of Marine and Fisheries.
From Carlton Point on this Island to Jouriman’s Island, on the Mainland, is about 64 nautical miles. A reef about 14 mile in length runs out from the latter place. The depth of water in that distance ranges from six to sixteen fathoms. The tides of the Gulf meet between Capes Traverse and Tormentine so that at the turning of the tides the ice is almost always literally packed. Capt. Irving in his letter says: ‘* Northeasters have always been against her (the Northern Light) on the Georgetown and Pictou reute, but with these winds we think she will keep up the crossing here.” Does Capt. Irving sincerely believe in such a statement! I doubt it, as he is too intelligent and practical a man to be easily deceived. Fancy e steamer drawing about 21 feet of water in the mid- dle of a narrow strait—with no sea room— tide running eight or ten knots an hour— no pier or landing place on either side of the Strait, and no railway connection fora distance of forty miles on the mainland and ten miles on the Island side. Surely our prospects for carriage of freight and pas- sengers to and from the mainland during the coming winter are bright, indeed !
It is to be hoped that common sense and public interests may not be altegether ignored in the proposed new arrangements for the winter service, and tha: the de- cision of the Minister of Marine and Fish- eries to send the winter steamboat to the Capes, may be reconsidered. If the North- ern Light cannot run all winter on the old route, let her run as late in the fall and as early in the spring as practicable. The ordinary winter boats could take her place as usual at the Capes during midwinter.
In the meantime let me suggest the pro- priety of at once putting the Northern Light
on in place of the Albert, recently wrecked
EMBER. 2, 1879,
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NO. 10, at the Magdalens. I see no reason why Captain Finlayson should receive a large yearly salary unless he is employed ali the
year round. I remain, yours, etc.,
Kine’s. Dec. 1, 1879. (island papers favorable please copy.)
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Letter from Mr. Newbery on the Cattle Trade.
Sm,—The following paragraph appeared in the Montreal Herald of the 26th inat., under the head of telegrams, from Ottawa :
‘It is stated that Government intends to appoint a practical official to wait on farm- ers throughout the ae and to urge on
them the benefits to be derived in raising cattle for export.”
This, if carried out, would be of great benefit to this Island, where heretofore very little attention has been paid by our farm- ers to raising and feeding cattle for export.
With the improved Short Horn and Dur- ham breeds lately introduced into the Is- land by the Stock Farm Commissioners and some of our enterprising farmers, and the ample natural facilities we have for stock raising, this Island ought to export annually a large quantity of horses, cattle, sheep and pigs to the United Kingdom.
As our root and hay crops are abundant this year, and farmers have no means of disposing of their surplus potatees to ad- vantage, it would sesm to be a most oppor- tune time for them to turn their attention te this enterprise, and thus convert their otherwise unsaleable produce into a profit- able investment. The prices of cattle and sheep are, at present, low in England, in consequence of the scarcity of fodder in that country, which is forcing the farmers there to sacrifice their stock instead of keeping it till the spring when the markets are usually better and prices higher. Were it once known that stock could be bought here to advantage there would be an in- ducement to work upa direct trade and the number of purchasers from abroad materi- ally increased.
This is a subject that should be thorough ly ventilated through the Island Press for the benefit of our farmers, and influence brought to bear on the Local Government to have a much larger grant placed at the disposal of the Stock Farm Commissioners, to enable them to further improve the breeds of horses, cattle and sheep, as with the means now at their disposal it is utterly impossible for them to keep pace with the times and the requirements of the country. Agriculture being the main resource of the Island demands more earnest attention at the hands of successive governments than it has hitherte received.
Fenton T. Newsery.
School Uolidays.
To the Editor of the Examiner.
Srr—-Will you allow me to ask a few questions concerning school holidays? What is the reason city teachers get every Satur- day and Christmas and ier holidays, while country teachers have only the Ist and 3rd Saturday of every month ; and no holidays at Christmas nor Easter. Is it because some teachers in the country are perhaps twenty and thirty miles away from home, and they cannot get a few days to go home and see their parents and friends; but they have got to stay where they are and teach, and during that time city ‘teach- ers are cruising about. If there is no rea- son for it, Christmas and Easter Holidays we must have, and I hope that this matter will be looked over before that time, and that we will all be placed on the same foot-
ing. Thanking you for the space I occupy in your useful journal I remain, yours, etc., A Scpscripar. =_
“The Federation of the English Empire.
A writer in the Westminster Review for October concludes a series of three articles on the above subject. He would relegate local and home questions to Legislatures and Municipalities, but have Imperial ques- tions treated in the Imperial Parliament, in which the British Isles and all the Colonies, not including India would be represented. The Imperial House, this writer says, might be composed of 300 members, as follows :—
England, - - - - - - 185 Scotland, - - - - - 25 Ireland, - a ce ee Colonies, - - - - - 50
The Colonial representation proposed is as follows :—
Canada and Newfoundland, “ 20 Australia, - - : oo New Zealand, : » ‘ 5 Cape Settlements, - . ‘ 5 Weat Indies, - : . D
The reviewer thinks that in fifty years the British Empire, exelusive of T2dia, will number 70,000,000 and he inquires if Eng- land is prepared to let this vast Empire slip from her grasp, instead of making it the field of higher statesmanship and a richer civilization than any which she has yet achieved.
Tue best and cheapest plice to have your Sleighs repaired and palated is at P. H. Trarnor’s. Sleighs of eve y description built to order, and satisfaction guaranteed. Kent ' Street, opposite ‘Rocklin House,” —22 6i eod
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